There were two stages to the programme of research commissioned to explore the needs and attitudes of different groups who have a stake in the Arts Council. The first stage involved qualitative research among members of the general public and workshops among Arts Council staff. The second stage, which is the subject of this report, explored the views of members of the arts community, other professional stakeholders, and arts umbrella bodies.

The BBFC is responsible for classifying some video games, and wanted to ensure that its approach to doing so is based on a good understanding of the medium. We conducted research among gamers, parents and industry professionals to explore how gamers relate to games, why they find playing games attractive, and how this experience differs from watching films and TV.

The Food Standards Agency commissioned research to explore consumers' understanding of the nature of minced meat and their requirements or preferences for labelling and descriptors.

In the light of evidence suggesting that road users are increasingly displaying a lack of respect towards others, DfT commissioned research among the driving public to explore what constitutes respect and disrespect on the road, what influences drivers to behave as they do, and how disrespectful behaviour might be addressed.

These two pieces of research were commissioned by DCMS to explore people's views of numerous aspects of the BBC's offering. They formed part of a wider public consultation and informed the 2004 Charter Review and subsequent Green Paper.

In 2003/4 The Electoral Commission reviewed the issues of capping of political donations and public funding of political parties. Public understanding of and engagement in the funding question was known to be low; we were asked to explore public views of the issues, in such a way as to address this challenge, and the views of volunteer political activists.

The ITC, BBFC and ASA wanted to improve their understanding of the effects of alcohol advertising on people who are too young to buy alcohol. We conducted research among 11-17 year olds, using a range of projective technique to help us to explore this difficult subject.

The reports on five of the pieces of research we conducted for the Home Office exploring public views of an identity card scheme.